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g 27 E. s, NEUZIL GAME 0R PUZZLE Filed June-18. 1926 levi@ Patented`Aug. 23, 1927.

UNITED STAT-Es EMIL NEUZIL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GAME `OR PUZZLE.

`Appleman mea June lis, 1926. sei-iai N0.`116,795.

`This mventionrela-tes to a game or puzzle and more particularly toacontest involving theplays of a baseball game.`

One `oit' the objects` of `the present invention l is to provide a gameor puzzlewhich involves theigdilierent plays of a baseball game and inwhich anynumberl ofcontestants may take art.` y p Another object of theinvention isto pro-k videa gameorpuzzle in which a score card issupplied to the contesta1its,wlio insert the proper` playsgin eachinning. on the score card.` .y I Y A. ystill further `object of theinvention yis lo provide au improved game or puzzle which involves thevarious plays ina baseball contest in whichthe plays are designated bycertain combinations of symbols or letters, which symbols or letters maybe placed opposite the names of the ,baseball players to indicatetheplay during eacli inningof the game.` l

These'and other objects are accomplished in the manner hereinafterdescribed and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

.Referring tothe drawings:

`Figure 1 shows one way in which the score card may be filledoutto'complete the nine innings ofthe game; and i p Figure 2 is a4guide'in which the different plays `of a baseball game are designatedbycertain` combinations of two letters which include the letters a to y',inclusive, of the alphabet.

zIn` illustratingv` one embodiment of my inventionI have shown the sameascomprising a score card whichis shown in Figure il of thedrawingfwhichconsists preferably of Y a `sheet of `papena pluralityof parallel ruledlines running horizontallyonthe sheet as shown at 10,and a plurality ottransversely arranged lines as shown at `11., dividing' the majorportionofthe sheet in nine squares transversely of the sheet. kThese squaresare numberedfrom 'l to 9, inclusive. and are designated by the wordInnings at the top leflwhand corner of the sheet. Below the fwordInnings in the vertical column are a pluralityot names indicatinmtheplayers, such as Mostil CF, Scott SSfCollins 2B, Sheely lBrFalk LF, etc.Thesey names indi# cate the players, and the abbreviations fol` lowingthe names indicate the position the players occupy at a baseball'game,such as center field, short stop, etc. At the bottom of the sheet theword Runs appears, and

opposite the word Itunsvare the totals or K the number oit runs` madeduring each inning ofthe game. i A y 'Ihe'construction ot the score cardabove described and illustrated in Figure l ot the drawing issubstantially like the score card or score sheet now used in connectionwith keeping score of a regular baseball gaine.' But in playing` myimproved frame or solvingr the puzzle I preferably block out certainysquares as shown at 12 throughout the score card. leaving certain spacesas shown at 13 blank, which are to be filled in by those in the contest.In the blank spaces 13 each contestant inserts one combination ofsymbols or letters,`which designates a certain play in a baseball game,as indicated byv a guide which will hereinafter be described.

In Figure l ot the drawing I have blocked ,75 out live squares in eachot the innings 1l, l. 6, and 9, and tour Squares in cach of the inninas2,3, 7, and 8, as indicated 'at-l2, but it will. of course be understoodthatfa lesser number of squares may be blocked out. in which case therewillbe a ,fgreater number of blank spaces to ber filled in b v thecontestants; but when the game is beine played vor the puzzle solvedeach contestant isl supplied with a score card 'having the identical 85number of s uares blocked out giving' all the contestants an equalchance in :Filling in the .blank squares.

The preferred rules of the contest in playingmy improved game are asfollows: 90

No letter from a to fj is to be used more than once in scoring the playsfor any one player :r for example, it' Mostils first turn at bat makesthe two base hit and the letters ae are inserted in the first. square inthe lirst inning, ythe contestant cannot use the letters aor c vinscoring' or filling).F in the first blankspaces under the innings 3. 5.6. or 8. The same is true' about the other players. Y i

The second preferred rule in playing; mv improved lgame is that nocoml'iination ot two letters representiun` a certain play in baseballcan be repeated; tor example, a con testant cannot use ne or or, or anyother `combination of two letters more than once throughout the entirescore card.

In order to assist the contestants in supplying the proper combinationsof letters to designatethe proper plays in the blank 11ek spaces on thescore card, I have provided a yguide as shown in Figure 2 ot thedrawing,

which comprises combinations ot two letters from a to j inclusive, asindicated at 14. For example, the letters ab indicate flied out, theletters ac indicate sacriiice hitg the letters ad indicatestruck out theletters ae indicates two base hit, etc., with a different combination'of letters representing the different plays.

In playing the game the object is to insert the combination ot ,lettersin each of ,the blank spaces Awhich will give the greatest number ofruns and yet at thesame time complete a perfect scorecard, and thecon-1testant scoringthe .greatest ,number of runs will be the Vwinner-fot`the contest.

AFor the purpose ofillustrating `one manner in \vliich the ,blank spacesmay be-filled ont inorder to complete va perfect ,score Card,` I haveshown that in scoring the runs the contestant follows the play just thesame as it would be followed in areal baseball game; 'for instance, thecontestantmaystart oii'as indicated in the Ldiawing, with l\lo stilmakinga two base hit7 by placing theletters ac vin front of Ih isnamein' thelirst inning. The contestant can then sacrifice Mostil to third.base `by placing the letters au in front of Scot-ts name, as .indicatedin Ythe drawing. .The c ontestantcan. then score-a ru'n by placing theletters ed in front ot Collinsfname inthe first inning, which willindicate Collinsmade a sacrifice Hy, scoring Mostil and n'iaking one runwith two out. Then ,in .ordcr tov complete the inning, Sheely, ytli e.last manto bat 4in the .irst `inningca n closetheinning by strikingout, which would be 4indicated by the letters ad VIn a similar .mannerthe contestant canfill in the other innings from 2 ,to ,9, inclusive,observing the `4rules above referred to until the score card iscompletely rfilled out, with each inning being completed ,by havingthree men out,as requiredin a regular baseball game.

It will be understood in connection with playingmy improved game that abase runner maybe advanced two bases on a. hit designated as a single;and on a play designated as grounded out7 the. contestant can advancethe runner one base'if itfisfthe lirst or second out in the inning. l

While in the above specification I have designated certain spaces to beleft blank for the contestant to fill in, it .will of vcourse .beunderstood thatk thev number ,of blank spaces in Neach inning maybeincreased or decreased .in playing Athe game orcsol'ving the puzzle, butol? course it is desirable when playing,the game between Aone group otcontestants to provide score cards with the identical. number of Vspacesleft blank.

While in the above specilication I have described one form which myinvention may assume in practice, in which certain combi.- nation ofletters represent certain plays it willof course be understood thatother symbols or combination of symbols may be used andl othermodifications made without de- ,partingdfrom the spirit and scope oi theinvention, 'asfexpr'essed in the following claims.

What I .claim as my .invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentis: Y

l. Inra game or puzzle the Icombination ol a yscore cardfhaving certaincharacters representing plays,la,guide having certaincombination ofcharacters representing p lays 'of a baseball 'game whereby only certaincombination of characters in said guide representing certain playsmay/', be inscrtedfjon said V ,Score ,@ardior completing Said Sc'ereardi2. In a gamecr puzzle comprising afscore card having blank spacesthereon', a having combinations of letters representing certain. playsin a baseball'-ga1ne,whereby y said combinations ofletters may beinserted in the blankspaceson Said ,scorecard for completing aperfectscore card.y

` 3. In a baseball game ory puzzle comprisinga scorecard havingaplurality ofplayers and dividedgol in squareblanks forming differentinnings of the game, a guide comprising combinationsof two letters ofthealphabet. from a to" j, inclusive, each combination of vtwollette'rsindicating acertain play vof a'baseballrrame, y whereliy said `letters,may be insertedin ythe ,blank spaces on said score lcard forcornpletinga Iperfect score.

4. In. a baseball gamecor puzzle comprising a score card consisting ofaplurality of players and a plurality ofblankspaces opposite the namesofsaid players, and fa lguide comprising a plurality lof combinati@'ns ofrality of combinationslofft'wo letters of the alphabet, from a.,to j,inclusive, ,each of 'said' combinations of` letters designating acertain `play of aba'seballgarne, whereby cer tain combinations ofletters maybe inserted 'inl thefblanklfspaces von .saidscore card forcompleting a perfectscorecard.

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